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Originally Posted by WhawhaWhat
Probably have to commit to around 3 years/$45 mil. You still want to make that offer?
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If the owner wasn't a piece of trash who would use it to cut costs elsewhere, I might...
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Originally Posted by lewdog
In what world would the Royals be paying a guy 10+M a year...likely near 13-15M? You can't take the chance that you will be able to resign him IMO. I just don't see that happening in any world from the small market Royals. He won't be looking for a one year deal but rather a multi-year contract which is much too risky for a team like the Royals to lock up that much money in one SP.
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Fair enough. I don't know enough about what he would command & what we can afford. I just know that we have no problem overpaying crapsacks like Hoch, Frenchy, etc. and it might not be the worst thing in the world to overpay a good player, especially considering how "close" we're supposed to be.